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grumpyduck

(6,235 posts)
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 07:46 PM Jun 2020

How can T's staff keep up with his comments?

"He fired Berman." "I didn't fire Berman."

"He was kidding about reducing the testing." "I never kid."

There seems to be this repeating pattern where he says something, then his aides try to spin it, and then he contradicts them. How many times has this happened by now?

How can they keep up with him?

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KY_EnviroGuy

(14,491 posts)
1. I believe they create most of it. Too much thinking for Trump.
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 07:55 PM
Jun 2020

By the fascist playbook, the idea is to create confusion, chaos, anger and fear yet feed red meat to their base.

Republicans are masters at it.

And just like the honey badger, they don't give a shit........

Midnight Writer

(21,765 posts)
2. Conflicting information is an old management technique. I took a class in it years ago.
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 08:00 PM
Jun 2020

Keep the workers confused, and with no objective truth they will not coalesce against you.

underpants

(182,803 posts)
4. I see this as his game with them. Sort of what you said.
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 08:24 PM
Jun 2020

He loves watching people fight it out. People completely dependent on his approval.

So he says something, they try to cover for him, he screws them over. Walks away. Smiling about his silly little game.

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
3. Easy peasy. He doesn't care what he says. His staff doesn't care what he says.
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 08:08 PM
Jun 2020

He doesn't care what his staff says. It's just one big happy pile of cowpucks

keithbvadu2

(36,806 posts)
5. His staff sticks up for him again and he stabs them in the back again.
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 09:23 PM
Jun 2020

His staff sticks up for him again and he stabs them in the back again.

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